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After finishing at $217.83 in the prior trading day, Wingstop Inc (NASDAQ: WING) closed at $218.84, up 0.46%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. WING stock price reached its highest trading level at $219.8033 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $214.13.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WING by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 57.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.52 and its Current Ratio is at 4.52.
On March 26, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $270.
Guggenheim Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on February 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $280.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 02 ’25 when Upshaw Donnie sold 91 shares for $234.78 per share. The transaction valued at 21,365 led to the insider holds 7,903 shares of the business.
Kapoor Raj sold 266 shares of WING for $86,284 on Dec 12 ’24. The SVP, Pres. of International now owns 266 shares after completing the transaction at $324.38 per share. On Dec 12 ’24, another insider, Kapoor Raj, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 266 shares for $324.38 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WING now has a Market Capitalization of 6106270720 and an Enterprise Value of 7222052352. As of this moment, Wingstop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 59.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 45.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.54 whereas that against EBITDA is 38.874.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WING is 1.79, which has changed by -0.38311487 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05430484 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WING has reached a high of $433.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $205.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.47%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 911.30K shares per day over the past 3-months and 902010 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 28.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 27.76M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.00% stake in the company. Shares short for WING as of 1743379200 were 1735569 with a Short Ratio of 1.90, compared to 1740700800 on 1885513. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1735569 and a Short% of Float of 8.189999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WING’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.98, compared to 1.03 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0044989213The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.39.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 23.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.87, with high estimates of $0.96 and low estimates of $0.79.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.36 and $3.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.74. EPS for the following year is $4.83, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $5.63 and $4.39.
Revenue Estimates
21 analysts predict $171.37M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $179.85M to a low estimate of $164.1M. As of the current estimate, Wingstop Inc’s year-ago sales were $145.79MFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $176.89M. There is a high estimate of $185.91M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $168.9M.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WING’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $776.19M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $706.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $734.1M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $625.81MBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $863.04M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $903.6M and the low estimate is $833.9M.
